Find development for every stage of your Postgraduate journey Starting out What support you need from your supervisor and school, setting your initial research programme milestones, assessing what skills you need to succeed, and finding the best training to help you at this stage. Keeping on track Setting new milestones, assessing what skills you need now, and recommendations for internal and external training and support to help you at this important stage. Final stage Setting those final important milestones, writing up and submitting, planning the skills you need now and for your next career steps, and recommendations for internal and external training and support to help you at this stage. Plan your training and development The University has created a Development Needs Analysis for Postgraduate Researchers. This is to support you to reflect on and plan your development, both for your research project and your career. Launch Development Needs Analysis Further development and services Digital Skills, Design and TrainingDisability and Learning Support ServiceEdinburgh InnovationsEnglish Language EducationResearch data training and skillsStudent Wellbeing Service This article was published on Thursday 23 July 2026